A Pentagon report reveals that China has been expanding its military bases in the disputed islands of the South China Sea, posing a threat to the US military presence.
Recent civilian satellite images show China putting missiles on Chinese-occupied Woody Island of the Paracel Island chain heightening tensions in the South China Sea.
Airstrikes in northern Syria have killed at least 23 civilians, local residents said.
The United States announced that it will be deploying missile defense systems aimed to track North Korea's satellite.
Japan promises decisive military response to North Korea’s provocative ballistic missile test veiled as a rocket launch for putting an observation satellite into outer space.
North Korea has plans to launch an observational satellite before the end of February.
